Royal Profile: 50 Facts about Crown Prince Fredrik of Denmark
- Crown Frederik André Henrik Christian of Denmark, Count of Monpezat was born on 26 May 1968 {Source}.
- He is the elder of two sons to Queen Margrethe II & Prince Henrik of Denmark {Source}.
- He is first in line to succeed to the throne and is the regent when HM The Queen is out of the country {Source}.
- He was christened at Holmens Kirke (the naval church) on 24 June 1968{Source}.His godparents were{Source}:
- Prince Georg of Denmark (maternal 3rd cousin 1x removed)
- Queen Anne-Marie of The Hellenes (maternal aunt)
- Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg
- Maximilien de Watteville-Berckheim, Baron de Watteville-Berckheim
- Count Etienne de Laborde de Monpezat
- Mrs Birgitta Juel Hillingsø
- He was confirmed on 28 May 1981{Source}.
- He has several godchildren of his own:
- Count Gregers Carl Preben Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille (1995)
- Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece and Denmark (1998, his maternal cousin 1x removed)
- Prince Nikolai William Alexander Frederik of Denmark (1999, his nephew)
- Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003, his maternal 1st cousin 1x removed)
- Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004, his 3rd cousin 1x removed through Frederick VIII of Denmark)
- Rosemarie Heering (2005)
- India Handwerk (2006)
- Countess Ingeborg Wilhelmine Alexandrine Wedell-Wedellsborg (2015)
- Prince Oscar Carl Olof of Sweden, The Duke of Skåne (2016, his maternal 2nd cousin 1x removed via King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden)
- Denmark's future King attended the Krebs' Skole from 1974-1981.
- His early years (1974-1976), he was associated with the school via a private tutor {Source}.
- During the 1982-1983 school year, the future Danish King attended École des Roches in Normandy, France {Source}.
- In 1986, the Crown Prince graduated from Øregaard Gymnasium{Source}.
- In 1995, he graduated from the University of Aarhus with a MSc (Political science) {Source}.
- He also studied at Harvard University during the 1992-1993 school year{Source}.
- The Crown Prince has an extensive international business background{Source}.
- In 1994, the young prince served at the Danish UN Mission {Source}.
- He was posted at the Royal Danish Embassy in Paris as a first Secretary of the Embassy{Source}.
- The future monarch of Denmark also has an extensive military background. He has taken part in several training courses in the Danish military{Source}.
- Crown Prince Frederik’s military education began in 1986 as a recruit in the Queen’s Life Guard Regiment{Source}.
- In 1988, he was appointed as a lieutenant of the reserve{Source}.
- After obtaining that rank, the Crown Prince became a platoon commander in the Royal Danish Hussar Guard Regiment in 1988{Source}.
- In 1989, he was appointed as a first lieutenant of the reserve{Source}.
- The Crown Prince completed frogman training with the Royal Danish Navy Frogman Corps in 1995{Source}.
- The same year, the Crown Prince was appointed as a first lieutenant of the reserve (navy) in 1997{Source}.
- he was appointed as a lieutenant commander of the reserve (navy) in 1997{Source}.
- Also in 1997, the Crown Prince was appointed as a captain of the reserve (army), and in 2000, he was appointed as a captain of the reserve (air force){Source}.
- Between 2001 and 2002, the Crown Prince completed further training step II for leaders at the Royal Danish Defense College, and in 2002, he was appointed as a major of the reserve (army and air force) as well as a commander (navy){Source}.
- From 2002-2003, Crown Prince Frederik served as a staff officer at Defense Command Denmark{Source}.
- He also became a senior lecturer with the Institute of Strategy at the Royal Danish Defense College in 2003{Source}.
- In April 2004, the Crown Prince was appointed as a commander, senior grade in the navy, lieutenant colonel in the army and lieutenant colonel in the air force{Source}.
- As a future world leader, the Crown Prince of Denmark speaks many languages {Source}.
- His native tongue is Danish {Source}.
- He also speaks his father's native tongue, French {Source}.
- He also speaks English and German {Source}.
- The Prince has participated in numerous expeditions.
- In 1986, he participated in an expedition to Mongolia {Source}. In 2000, he participated in "Expedition Sirius 2000" (a 4 month 2795 KM dog-sled expedition in the northern part of Greenland) {Source}{Source}.
- He met his future bride, Mary, at an Australian pub during the 2000 Sydney Olympics{Source}.
- They were wed on 14 May 2004 in Copenhagen Cathedral{Source}.
- Together, they have four children:
- Prince Christian Valdemar Henri Jean of Denmark, Count of Monpezat (2005)
- Princess Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat (2007)
- Prince Vincent Frederik Minik Alexander of Denmark, Count of Monpezat (2011)
- Princess Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat (2011)
- Today, the future monarch resides with his family at the Chancellery House at Fredensborg Palace and also in Frederik VIII's Palace at Amalienborg Palace {Source}.
- He is good friends with:
- King Williem-Alexander of The Netherlands
- King Philippe of The Belgians
- Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
- He is a nephew of:
- Princess Benedikte of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Princess of Denmark
- Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
- King Constantine II of Greece
- Maurille de Laborde de Monpezat (d. 2015)
- Françoise de Laborde de Monpezat (1932)
- On his mother's side, his first cousins are:
- Princess Alexia of Greece & Denmark(1965)
- Carlos Morales Quintana (1970, m. 1999)
- Prince Nikolaos of Greece & Denmark (1969)
- Princess Tatiana of Greece & Denmark (1980, m. 2010)
- Princess Theodora of Greece & Denmark (1983)
- Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, Prince of Denmark (1968)
- Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, Princess of Denmark
- Gustav, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1969)
- Miss Carina Axelsson (partners since 2008)
- Alexandra, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Countess von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth(1970)
- Count Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth
- Nathalie, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1975)
- Alexander Johannasman
- Prince Philippos of Greece & Denmark (1986)
- His first cousins 1x removed are:
- Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece & Denmark (1996)
- Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece & Denmark (1998)
- Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece & Denmark (1999)
- Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (1999)
- Arrietta Morales y de Grecia (2002)
- Ana María Morales y de Grecia (2003)
- Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003)
- Prince Odysseas-Kimon of Greece & Denmark (2004)
- Carlos Morales y de Grecia (2005)
- Amelia Morales y de Grecia (2007)
- Prince Aristidis-Stavros of Greece & Denmark(2008)
- Master Konstantin Gustav Heinrich Richard Johannsmann (2010)
- Miss Louisa Johannsmann (2015)
- He shares a birthday with
- Zenouska May Mowatt (1990)
- He has one brother Prince Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian of Denmark (1969)
- He has a sister-in-law Princess Marie of Denmark (1976, m. 2008)
- He is a former brother-in-law of Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg (1964, 1995-2005)
- He has one niece, Princess Athena Marguerite Françoise Marie of Denmark (2012)
- He has three nephews:
- Prince Nikolai William Alexander Fredrick of Denmark (1999)
- Prince Felix Henrik Valdemar Christian of Denmark (2002)
- Prince Henrik Carl Jochim Alin of Denmark (2009)
- He has Danish, Swedish, British German, Russian, and French ancestry.
- He is one of the royals to turn 50 this year:
- King Felipe VI (January 30)
- King Williem-Alexander (April 27)
- Crown Prince Pavlos (May 20)
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